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Toyota to Launch Six New Hybrids by 2012

DETROIT—Toyota Motor Corp. will introduce six new hybrid, gasoline-electric vehicles by 2012 on a global basis, the company's chief engineer said Monday in a presentation in Detroit.

The auto maker also will show off its new RAV4 electric sport-utility vehicle developed in conjunction with Tesla Motors Inc., said Takeshi Uchiyamada, Toyota's global chief of engineering and product development. Toyota expects pure electric cars to be a small portion of its overall fleet—and concentrated on very small, shorter-range vehicles...